Table 8.
Distribution of total treatment delay among health accessibility & health seeking behaviors of the study participants in selected health facilities of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2017/18.
| Variables | Total treatment delay (≥60 days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | Total | |
| Home distance from the nearest health facility | |||
| ≤10km | 149(64.2) | 83(35.8) | 232 |
| >10km | 58(30.5) | 132(69.5) | 190 |
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| Presence of other HF close to home | |||
| Yes | 113(64.6) | 62(35.4) | 175 |
| No | 94(38.1) | 153(61.9) | 247 |
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| First health care seeking/consultation action because of the illness | |||
| Visited gov.t health facility | 107(67.3) | 52(32.7) | 159 |
| Visited formal private health provider | 80(52.6) | 72(47.4) | 152 |
| Visited nonformal health provider | 20(18.0) | 91(82.0) | 111 |
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| Number healthcare providers visited | |||
| ≤2 healthcare providers | 169(59.9) | 113(40.1) | 282 |
| ≥3 healthcare providers | 38(27.1) | 102(72.9) | 140 |
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| Antibiotic Rx because of current illness before diagnosis | |||
| Yes | 78(35.6) | 141(64.4) | 219 |
| No | 129(63.5) | 74(36.5) | 203 |
| Total | 207(49.1) | 215(50.9) | 100% |